DNA from glove in Nancy Guthrie abduction yields no database match
DNA from a glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home did not match FBI database records. The investigation into the 84-year-old's disappearance has entered its third week with no leads from the DNA evidence.
DNA found on a glove about two miles from Nancy Guthrie's house did not result in any leads on the case, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The 84-year-old woman's disappearance has now stretched into its third week.
Unknown male DNA was found on a glove that resembled one worn by Guthrie's abductor in the surveillance video from the night of the disappearance, the FBI said on Sunday. However, the Pima county sheriff confirmed that the DNA from the glove did not match any records from the FBI database. The DNA from the glove also did not match any of the DNA that was in Guthrie's home.
"We're hopeful that we're always getting closer, but the news now, I think, is we had heard this morning that, of course, the DNA on the glove that was found two miles away was submitted for Codis [Combined DNA Index System]. And I just heard that, Codis had no hits," the sheriff said.
With no match in the federal agency's database, the DNA will now probably be entered in a commercial genealogy database.
A TV anchor and Nancy's daughter issued a plea on Monday, telling anyone who is involved in her mother's disappearance that "it is never too late to do the right thing" and return her home.
Donald Trump also weighed in on the case publicly, saying that he would want the justice department to seek the death penalty if Nancy Guthrie was killed. He said that he would want the abductors to face "very, very severe – the most severe" consequences. When asked if he was referring to the death penalty, he confirmed, saying: "The most, yeah – that's true."